{"id":1708,"date":"2023-12-06T18:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T00:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2023-12-06T18:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T00:24:38","slug":"fiery-semi-crash-on-us-1-in-cudjoe-key-claims-1-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/fiery-semi-crash-on-us-1-in-cudjoe-key-claims-1-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiery semi crash on US-1 in Cudjoe Key claims 1 life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MONROE COUNTY, FL &#8212; One person lost their life early Tuesday in Cudjoe Key after a semi-truck overturned and became engulfed in flames, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsp.com\/article\/news\/regional\/florida\/truck-crash-closes-main-highway-florida-keys\/67-0a1a776b-84b1-4eeb-b821-11a76875927b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTSP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The collision occurred at mile marker 21, north of Drost Drive and the Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office. It was first reported just before 5:00 a.m., drawing a response from MCSO deputies, fire rescue crews, and the Florida Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n<p>Although the cause of the wreck remains under investigation, the tractor-trailer rolled onto its side and caught fire.<\/p>\n<p>The MCSO confirmed that one person was pronounced deceased on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>A stretch of US-1 was shut down in both directions during the emergency response. While some traffic flow was reported at about 8:00 a.m. commuters were warned of lasting delays in the area.<\/p>\n<p>County officials announced that due to the road blockage, trash and recycling service would be temporarily suspended from mile marker 21 to the 7 Mile Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1ZHxefTQZ_qu_Lkchmh7WcVE5eztKpuE&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve lost someone you love in a Florida truck crash involving a negligent party, your family deserves justice and maximum compensation. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Florida truck accident attorneys<\/strong><\/a> at Truck Accident Lawyers LLC are here to help you understand all your legal options during a very difficult time. Call us today at <strong><a href=\"tel:(888)774-5836\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;],5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757\">(888)774-5836<\/a><\/strong> or reach out <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a> to start a conversation and book a free consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONROE COUNTY, FL &#8212; One person lost their life early Tuesday in Cudjoe Key after a semi-truck overturned and became engulfed in flames, according to WTSP. The collision occurred at mile marker 21, north of Drost Drive and the Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office. It was first reported just before 5:00 a.m., drawing a response from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florida-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1711,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions\/1711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}